Willis Lee Hobart

Background

Hobart, Willis Lee was born on September 15, 1942 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Son of Irvin Edwin and Lillian Lucille (Wilson) Hobart.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Fish and Wildlife Management, Oregon State University, 1965.

Career

Reporter, Lincoln County Leader, Toledo, Oregon, 1966; editor, Sandy (Oregon) Post, 1967; editor education and agriculture, Daily Courier, Grants Pass, Oregon, 1967-1968; assistant director conservation department, NRA, Washington, 1968-1973; managing editor Marine Fisheries Review, United States National Marine Fisheries Svc., Seattle, 1973-1976; editor Marine Fisheries Review, United States National Marine Fisheries Svc., Seattle, since 1977; office director science publications, United States National Marine Fisheries Svc., Seattle, since 1991. Freelance outdoor writer and photographer, since 1965.

Achievements

• Willis Lee Hobart has been listed as a noteworthy Editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Fisheries Society, Outdoor Writers Association American, Wildlife Society, Northwest Outdoor Writers Association.

Interests

• Avocations: hunting, angling, conservation historian and collector ofrelated books and artifacts.

Connections

Children: Todd, Ryan, Bradley.

Father:

Irvin Edwin Hobart

Mother:

Lillian Lucille (Wilson) Hobart

child:

Todd Hobart

child:

Bradley Hobart

child:

Ryan Hobart